UK: Huge spike in machete attacks due to culture, not poverty

New figures show that a machete attack is happening on the streets of Britain every 90 minutes. That’s a total of 928 machete attacks and crimes having been committed within just two months at the end of 2017.

How is this happening on the streets of a civilized Western country? And why are machetes still legal?

Isn’t it time we started taking action on machetes, and not just knives?

And for how long can we keep blaming poverty? Clearly Britain is facing a real cultural problem, and I’m not entirely sure how we can solve it.

Because it’s a large number presented in isolation for shock value. What’s the normal background rate for these crimes? Is that number actually that bad? StatsCan doesn’t break out detailed numbers, nor can I find much more recent, but in Canada we had 23,500 knife based violent crimes in 2008, which was one about every 25 minutes, in a country with half the population of the UK. In 2016, the UK had 32,000 knife crimes. So, in essence, the big scary number, in context, is actually probably relatively normal.

David Lawrence Lawrence commented
2018-04-17 18:12:00 -0400

Deportation back to their Country of origin, is the only way. Otherwise, the prisons will eventually be overflowing with this type of inmates. And even if you try to rehabilatate them, it would be costly in time and money, as well as resources. Which in all honesty, would best be served on other projects!

David Lawrence Lawrence commented
2018-04-17 18:08:53 -0400

Deportation back to their Country of origin, is the only way. Otherwise, the prisons, will eventually be overflowing with this type of inmates. And even if you try to rehabilatate them, it would costly in time and money, as well resources. Which in all honesty, would best served on other projects!

Tammie Putinski-Zandbelt commented
2018-04-17 15:32:02 -0400

Andrew, nothing to say about 928 machete attacks in two months- every 90 minutes ….figures!

liza Rosie commented
2018-04-17 14:53:17 -0400

Toronto here we come.
I wish we could open carry in Canada. I would feel a whole lot safer. I don’t fancy being sliced and diced or have to worry about an acid facial peel when I have to go into the city.

That reminds me, I just received a two page signed justification for Justin’s ISIS returnees, from Ralph Goodale. ‘Foreign travellers’, what a joke.

Those are crazy stats Jack! Poor England. Its not poverty, its Islam. Get rid of Islam in the west and the problem will be solved. Heck, get rid of Islam in the west and a host of problems would be solved.

I love apostates. I think I will get a bumper sticker made up.

Andrew Stephenson commented
2018-04-17 11:23:04 -0400

Has the culture changed materially in the last 90 days?

Someone get shot in America every 4.5 minutes, over 300 a day. That’s over 10,000 in a time period equivalent to the last two months of 2017.

How is this happening on the streets of a civilized Western country? And why are guns still legal?

Clearly America is facing a real cultural problem, and I’m not entirely sure how we can solve it.

Muta Ween commented
2018-04-17 11:18:27 -0400

Deborah Graupner , Diversity is our strength. Well Trudeau must mean diversity of weapons used to attack us.

Deborah Graupner commented
2018-04-17 10:06:00 -0400

All the jihadists have been called by their Imam brain-washers to attack, as the seeds of their evil masters was planted long ago. And this is what we are witnessing with these machetes attacks, acid attacks, vehicle attacks, sexual attacks, etc.

Andrew Mirlach commented
2018-04-17 02:00:28 -0400

And how many of these guys are deported after serving their time in prison? There is one common denominator. 85% of the population is opposed to more of it, yet no politicians will represent this majority.

ron joseph commented
2018-04-17 00:37:39 -0400

Jack, I appreciate you keeping us up to date on the Immigration mistakes of Blair, Cameron and May.
Soon you will have to go back to the days of wearing a Suit of Armor in order to walk through London.